A wonderful group of Ladies wereat GiGi’s this weekend. They are from the Champaign Illinois area,
this is their 4th time at GiGi’s-and they brought a new friend! Then a lady that makes the most beautiful
cards from the Paducah Kentucky area called and asked to join them (they had
met last October and shared a weekend at GiGi’s) I was delighted to have her
back and she brought a new friend with her too.
So once again the North meets the South at GiGi’s!
I always get so excited before guests arrive. I have nervous energy-I run from room to room
ensuring everything is in place and perfect.
When they arrive I hold myself back from bolting out the door to greet
them! I am a dork! I feel like a little kid inside, jumping up
and down with excitement. I never
thought in a MILLION years that I would so enjoy hostess-ing as much as I do. In all the jobs I have ever had, I always
enjoyed being the behind the scene type that ensured it was perfect for the
host and guests.
They had a great time!
We celebrated Mary’s Birthday! It
was tons of fun! I have already
Facebook-ed the photos but here are a few of the girls having fun!
Jan, Mary and Vicki
Sue and Maudine
Celebrating Mary's Birthday with Blue Juice!
I Have Some of the BEST Friends!
The week before this weekend was rough, my kids and husband
had been sick. We seem to catch all the
bugs and viruses going around-lucky us!
So, needless to say, I was behind in my ‘getting ready’ schedule. I was a mess!
Then a dear friend, Lisa asked me to come to her house for lunch on Thursday. I really looked forward to meeting up and
doing some ‘girl talk’, sharing Pinterest finds, you know all those things you
do with your girlfriends. She asked me
if I was ready for the weekend. I hung
my head and started to complain that I had
not done my shopping, made beds, blah blah blah…-then I realized…I am
probably making her feel terrible! She
asking me to lunch a few days before I had guests. So I tried to change the subject and move
on…she looked me right in the eye and said “don’t worry, I will be out at GiGi’s
as soon as I drop the boys off at school in the morning-I am going to make all
the beds!“. While we were eating lunch a
mutual friend, Julie stops by. Julie
always has a smile on her face, no matter what is going on in her life-she is
like sunshine! She is such a beautiful
woman-inside and out. Lisa is telling
her that I am behind in my schedule for the weekend. Without a stammer, Julie announces that she
is stopping by on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, to help me host my
guests! Driving home, I have to admit…I
got a little teary-eyed, and felt a big old weight lifted off of my shoulders. What FABULOUS friends I have! I have a couple of other friends, at different times, that have also totally put themselves aside to help me 'get ready'-Amy and Jamie. And Mother GiGi-has came to my rescue more than once...Thank you girls for being in my life!
I thank the Lord every day for blessing me with Family, Friends, and GiGi’s-I am living a blessing!
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